Reaching back into the pantheon of war movies over the course of film history, there are countless films about Vietnam, WWII, The Civil War, and the Revolutionary War. Amongst that pantheon, it’s difficult to pick out a film about the Napoleonic Wars… though did we need to? Not exactly. Valeria Sarmiento’s Lines of Wellington, a project she took over from her late husband, director Raúl Ruiz (whose finished film, Night Across The Street, is also in the Nyff 2012 Main Slate), takes place during the Napoleonic War in 1810 Portugal, as the Portuguese sided with the British against the French. With nearly a three-hour running time, the film attempts to cover a broad spectrum of characters and history. It definitely looks great, with impressive production values and a somewhat A-List cast, but ultimately it is too expansive not to be a miniseries (a longer cut of the film will air as a miniseries in Portugal). The film...
- 10/10/2012
- by Caitlin Hughes
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Raul Ruiz and Valeria Sarmiento are behind Lines of Wellington, an epic set in and around the Battle of Bussaco. Which means – this time in Venice we have a movie which will take us back in 1810, and compete for the festival’s Golden Lion statue.
Not bad, right? Definitely not, and if you check out the rest of this report you’ll actually see that this looks quite interesting, and that some seriously good cast is on board for the whole thing as well!
But, first of all, let me just remind you that director Ruiz died in August 2011, and that his widow Valeria Sarmiento decided to take over directing duties as a homage to him. One thing is for sure – we’re dealing with a powerful and original story, which comes from “Mysteries of Lisbon’s” writer, Carlos Saboga. Here’s a synopsis part:
On September 27, 1810, the French troops under Marshal Massena,...
Not bad, right? Definitely not, and if you check out the rest of this report you’ll actually see that this looks quite interesting, and that some seriously good cast is on board for the whole thing as well!
But, first of all, let me just remind you that director Ruiz died in August 2011, and that his widow Valeria Sarmiento decided to take over directing duties as a homage to him. One thing is for sure – we’re dealing with a powerful and original story, which comes from “Mysteries of Lisbon’s” writer, Carlos Saboga. Here’s a synopsis part:
On September 27, 1810, the French troops under Marshal Massena,...
- 9/2/2012
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
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